“Resisting the Present, Mexico 2000/2012” is an exhibition of some fifty works (installations, videos, drawings, photos and films) at The Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, featuring Mexico's new generation of socially and politically engaged artists. (until July 8. 2012). Most of the...

One of Japan's most influential photographers, Yutaka Takanashi, is exhibited  in Paris at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson (to July 29, 2012). Takanashi was one of the co-founders of the legendary avant garde photo magazine group  'Provoke'  known for their grainy, blurry black and white...

"Paris-Chien: adventures of an ex-pat dog," a charming and engaging new book by Jackie Clark Mancuso, tells the tale of a Norwich Terrier's year in Paris. From home sickness to French lessons to the struggle to make Parisian friends this book carries a message for children about how to cope with...

Originating in the suburbs of Paris in the 1930s, this distinctively energetic style of jazz was created by the legendary Django Reinhardt, who played with fellow gypsy musicians in Parisian jazz haunts during the 1930s and 1940s. Reinhardt grew up in a caravan in the Parisian suburbs and...

Oliver Giraud

"I like cheese. I like French women. I like the Eiffel Tower. I like Montmartre'" exclaims matter-of-factly the hyperactive man wearing stereotypical rural French attire (blue overalls, checked shirt, red beret). "I don't like... Americans, Germans and Portuguese...Why? Because they...

Balenciaga gown © MongoWhile the Palais Galliera which houses the Musee de la Mode et du Textile, is involved with the renovation of its building, it continues with its “Outside Walls” program, a schedule of fashion exhibitions held in a variety of spaces and around Paris. This spring, director...

Stephen Clarke, photo: Johnny Ring

His new work looks...

Think Paris, think pâtisserie.  Few visitors can resist the buttery crumbs of a croissant, the sweet tang of strawberry tart or the sugary puff of a chouquette. But of all the treats lining the pâtisserie wall, the macaron is the fairest of them all. Said to have been the preferred treat of...

Once upon a time, 80 years ago there was a little elephant named Babar. Today, eight decades later, the iconic children’s character remains one of the top icons of the children’s literary market. Marking this very special birthday, the toy museum of the Musée des Arts Decorative plays host to an...

Since the liquor Absinthe was banned in 1915, consumption and advertising of alcohol has been under the scrutiny of advocacy groups and governed by very strict legislation.  From the very beginning of his company, Paul Richard had to think of inventive ways to promote the licorice flavored...

Stephanie Campion, photo: B. CruvellierThe man in the hot seat the other night in the basement of Carr’s Irish pub was American playwright Roy Lisker. Seated on a stool in a vaulted, tubular chamber beneath the bar, Lisker faced an audience of 35 or so amateur theater critics who had just heard...

The multi -talented and controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is featured at the Jeu de Paume with an exhibition of his photos and videos. As an architect, conceptual artist, sculptor, photographer, blogger, Twitterer, interview artist and political activist, Weiwei, in the spirit of Duchamp,...

A Paris retrospective exhibition (until June 17, 2012) revisits the provocative, erotically charged  photos of the German-Australian fashion photographer Helmut Newton. His pictures, marked by erotic, stylized scenes, often with sado-masochistic subtexts appearing in such magazines as Vogue and...

Paris offers enough diversity to satisfy the most demanding tastes, but it is also the best starting point from which to explore the rest of France and, indeed, of Europe.  Starting a new series of suggestions of places interesting enough to justify a weekend trip, Martin Hills finds...

Peter Brook is back with a new production of  "The Suit," at Paris' Bouffes du Nord  (until May 5th). After Paris the play travels to the Young Vic Theatre (May 21-June 16). The first version was staged in French as  "Le Costume" in 1999. In a recent interview Brook reflected on the difference...

Wine shops (caves à vins) in Paris have a more important role than in many other European countries. The wine specialists behind the counter see their role as counsellor, much like a pharmacist, ready to offer advice to the novice and connoisseur alike. Often, these shops take the next step, and...

What does an innovative French luggage maker from the 1800’s have in common with a cutting edge American garment designer operating today? The current exhibition at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs takes a look at the renowned luggage firm of Louis Vuitton, the fashion environment and products...

If you wander down the Rue de Seine in the 6th arrondissment in the direction of the river, you will pass a little restaurant called Fish, la Boissonnerie. Known for its excellent food and extensive wine list, Fish has been a favourite among locals and tourists since it was opened by a New...

Cara Black, photo: Denis Hearne

Paris murder mystery author Cara Black has just come out with a new novel "Murder at the Lanterne Rouge."·. Black lives in San Francisco but comes to Paris frequently to soak up the atmosphere, follow-up on promising leads, and interview anyone she can find -...

Montreal video-maker and photographer Manon De Pauw is exhibiting photograms, photographs, "performative" set-ups and video installations which investigate light and image in ways as varied as they are poetic at the Canadian Cultural Center (until Sept. 8, 2012).  De Pauw's work explores the...

Mosquée © DudleyAlthough Paris is known for its cafés it also has many cosy and elegant tearooms where you can pass an afternoon enjoying fine-quality tea with delicious cakes and pastries. While many people know about the city's most famous tearooms such as the "Mariage...

Documentary photographer Berenice Abbott  (1898-1991), best known for her black and white photographs of New York City architecture,  is featured with a retrospective exhibition of her work at Paris' Jeu de Paume.  With over 120 black and white  photographs, plus a selection of books and...

Paris' Musée Carnavalet, devoted to all things Parisian, hosts an exhibition of 230 photographs by the legendary documentary photographer Eugène Atget (until July 29, 2012). This exceptional exhibition of Atjet prints, glass negatives and albums made between 1898 and 1927 brings together...

"Vinyl Vocabulary" is an exhibition of paintings celebrating the release of a new monograph with that title by William  MacKendree at the Vidal- Saintt Phalle Gallery in Paris (May 15-June 5, 2012).

Exhibited across the United States, France, Morocco, and Greece since the late 1980s, William...

The discreet, green façade of the store makes no effort to pull in a crowd and some of the cooking implements in the window look tired.  Yet if the light catches in just the right way, you might spot a gleam of copper through the open door.  If you have a food-loving bone in your body, you'll...

Australian brother/sister duo Belle Roscoe, aka Matty and Julia Gurry, aren't afraid of a challenge. Two years ago the pair traded Melbourne's sunny beaches for a country where both the language and the music market are notoriously difficult to crack: France.

But after selling out shows around...

Terrace weather is here and having a drink at a strategically placed people-watching café is one of the pleasures of living in Paris. Here are some tips on some of France's favorite after-six drinks.

Dubonnet
A bitter aperitif invented in Paris in 1846 by Joseph Dubonnet. Dubonnet is made from...

Paris College of Art / Ecole Parsons à  Paris end of the year show featuring work by  students in Communication Design, Design Management, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Foundation, Illustration & Photography. Friday, May 25 / 18h -21h, Saturday, May 26 / 10h - 15h At Ecole Parsons à Paris
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Paris Metro consists of 16 lines spanning all of the city and its suburbs. The metro is classified into 5 zones, with the first two zones covering Paris and the rest traveling to outer neighborhoods. Each of the lines are identified by a color and a number making it easy to locate the correct...

Voltaire once said "It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce." Most anglos have a negative view of the word and would agree with the Merriam Webster Dictionary definition that seduction implies "the enticement of a person to sexual intercourse or the act of leading aside... "But...

With over 30 million visitors a year, Paris is the world’s most visited city. Among its many attractions are its 153 museums, which showcase an incredibly diverse collection of art from all around the world. In a bid to widen accessibility to this impressive cultural heritage, the city of Paris...

Degas and the Nude After Manet and Monet, the Musée d'Orsay devotes a large exhibition to Degas which explores the artist's evolution in his portrayl of the nude, from the academic and historical approach of his early years down to his more modern depictions of the body. A predominant element in...